Blitz Bureau
THE Centre has notified the constitution of the 23rd Law Commission which will be for period of three years till August 31, 2027. The Commission will have a full-time chairperson and four full-time members including a member-secretary.
The secretary of the Department of Legal Affairs and the secretary of the Legislative Department are ex-officio members of the panel. There can be five part-time members in the Commission. Serving Supreme Court and High Court Judges will be chairperson and members of the Law Commission, the notification said.
The 22nd Law Commission, which ended its term on August 31, had been without a chairperson for several months after Justice (Retd) Ritu Raj Awasthi was appointed to the Lokpal in March.
The Commission’s terms of reference include identifying obsolete laws for repeal and creating an SOP for periodic review of existing laws. It will also assess laws to ensure they meet current economic needs and suggest necessary amendments.
